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LULAC ISSUES POSITIONS ON SCOTUS IMMIGRATION DEBATE AND NAMING OF NEW LEADERS IN
CONGRESS
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Nation's Oldest and Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Voices Its Views on
Latest Deportation Legal Arguments and Historic Appointments in the House
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Washington, DC – The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) issued the
following statements on two trending national news items. The first concerns
arguments the U.S. Supreme Court heard on whether the Biden Administration can
mandate which undocumented immigrants should be prioritized for deportation based
upon their criminal antecedents. Opponents argue the selective deportation
process is too costly and still burdens states for the care, employment, and
education of undocumented immigrants who are allowed to stay while their legal
case is heard in court.
"We have been closely monitoring the legal case challenging the administration's
policy of prioritizing deportations," says Domingo Garcia, LULAC national
president. "A court ruling isn't expected until early next year. However, we are
closely watching the actions of immigration officials in the meantime to ensure
that every migrant has the opportunity to make a case before an immigration court
and they are given just due process," he adds.
"Enforcement actions can be disruptive and traumatizing to entire communities,"
says Lydia Guzman, LULAC Immigration Chair. "We expect every necessary
enforcement action to treat migrants with dignity and respect, and also to care
that families and communities, especially where there are children on the scene,
to be handled with care to mitigate any emotional trauma," says Guzman.
LULAC also congratulated House Democrats for several historic leadership election
victories. These include Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, House Minority Leader, the first
Black politician to lead a party in either Congressional chamber. Rep. Katherine
Clark, Party Whip, and Rep. Pete Aguilar, Caucus Chair.
"These individuals are each worthy of their wins," says Garcia. "They are very
competent, experienced, and great champions of the underserved in America,
working men and women, who have historically not had a seat, much less a voice at
the table of power. LULAC hopes they will find and share in the spirit of
bipartisanship on the critical issues ahead, including DACA and implementation of
the Vanessa Guillen Act and the Brandon Act, for which we strongly advocated," he
adds.
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About LULAC
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the nation's largest and
oldest Hispanic civil rights volunteer-based organization that empowers Hispanic
Americans and builds strong Latino communities. Headquartered in Washington, DC,
with 1,000 councils around the United States and Puerto Rico, LULAC's programs,
services, and advocacy address the most important issues for Latinos, meeting the
critical needs of today and the future. For more information, visit www.lulac.org [ [link removed] ]
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